The U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama lawyer Harold D. Mooty III for a federal judgeship position in the Northern District of Alabama on Tuesday.
Mooty, who will now serve as a U.S. district judge for the Northern District, was nominated by President Donald Trump in August.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 66-32 to confirm Mooty’s appointment.
At the time of his appointment, Mooty was serving as a partner and commercial litigator at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Huntsville.
“Hal is one of the top Commercial Litigators in Alabama, a State that I love, and won BIG three times, in 2016, 2020, and 2024,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post announcing Mooty’s appointment.
The president went on to write that Mooty “has developed an incredible reputation for being tough, smart, and fiercely devoted to the Rule of Law, and our Constitution.”
U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., and U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., both voted in favor of Mooty’s appointment.
“I was deeply proud to vote to confirm Montgomery native Hal Mooty for a federal judgeship today,” Britt said in a written statement. “Having known Hal for 24 years, I have seen firsthand his relentless pursuit of excellence, commitment to the rule of law, and dedication to our great state.”
“I am additionally thankful to President Trump for his exceptional leadership in nominating Hal to serve in the judiciary and to Senator Tuberville for his partnership in recommending Hal to serve in the federal judiciary,” Britt added. “I have every confidence Hal will apply our laws fairly, uphold the Constitution, and serve with distinction as a federal district court judge.”
“Congratulations to Hal Mooty on his confirmation as District Judge for North Alabama,” Tuberville wrote in a Tuesday post on X.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings wrote that Mooty is the 10th Bradley alum to be nominated for a federal judgeship in the last 15 years.
“We congratulate Hal on being tapped to serve as a federal judge with the U.S. District Court,” Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters wrote in August. “Hal is a tremendous litigator who has been a distinguished member of our firm since 2012. He will make an excellent judge.”
“This is a well-deserved achievement for Hal and a great honor for him, as well as the firm,” Bradley Huntsville Office Managing Partner Benjamin W. Hutton said. “We are proud to see him nominated and know that he will help strengthen the federal judiciary.”
Mooty is a 2005 graduate of the University of Alabama and a 2008 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law.
During his time at Bradley, Mooty litigated contract disputes, including non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure cases.
In 2014, Mooty also served as legal counsel for a medical doctor who, alongside the Madison County Jail, was accused of medical malpractice and civil rights violations by the estate of a woman who died while in the jail’s custody. The doctor worked for Advanced Correctional Healthcare, “a private for-profit corporation that is under a contractual obligation to provide medical care for inmates in the Madison County Jail.”
The Northern District dismissed all motions made by the plaintiffs against Madison County Jail and ACH officials in March 2015.
Originally from Montgomery, Mooty is the son of Harold Dean Mooty Jr., a lawyer with Mooty & Associates, P.C., who has also served as a registered lobbyist for Petroleum Convenience Marketers of Alabama.
Mooty also served a two-year term on the Alabama Access to Justice Commission, beginning in February 2023. He is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and the Madison County Lawyers Volunteer Program.
